The figure under the incandescent lamp came to a halt and slowly turned around. Su Qinian slightly raised his head, his deep eyes scrutinizing the person in front of him. "Go on," he said.
Lin Jinran stared at Wei Liang, her eyes cold.
Wei Liang gritted his teeth, took a deep breath as if making a momentous decision, then stretched out his trembling hand and pointed at Lin Jinran, as if ready to face death. "Actually, at first, we came for Lin Jinran," he said.
"What?" Lin Jinran frowned, her face suddenly changing. "Explain clearly. How did it become that you came for me?"
Everyone had thought that Wei Liang harbored resentment towards Su Qinian because of the basketball game, which was why he chose to ambush them on the night after the game.
But now Wei Liang was telling them that at first, they came for Lin Jinran?
"I remember that when I was caught by you guys, you didn't lay a hand on me. Instead, you went all out against Su Qinian," Lin Jinran said.
Wei Liang let out a bitter laugh and continued to explain. "To be more precise, I came for Su Qinian, but there was a girl who came for Lin Jinran. She found me right after the game. I couldn't hit a girl, so I just put on a show."
Su Qinian directly asked, "Who is that person?"
This... Wei Liang clenched his fists tightly. A pained look crossed his face, and his eyes were full of conflict and entanglement.
Su Qinian and Lin Jinran were in no hurry and didn't urge him. They just leaned casually against the wall and stared at him calmly.
After a while, Wei Liang seemed to have made a major decision. He raised his head and looked Su Qinian straight in the eye. "I can't tell you who she is. Someone in my family is sick, and their life depends on her."
Seeing Su Qinian and Lin Jinran about to turn around and leave, he quickly shouted, "But I can tell you a little information. She's from your No. 1 High School and is also a senior in high school."
"Someone from our grade?" Lin Jinran exclaimed in disbelief. "Are you sure it's someone from our grade? Do you have any more detailed information?"
"Don't talk nonsense. You can't slander others," Su Qinian warned implicitly.
"I'm not. How could I wrong someone? This is the truth. You have to believe it even if you don't want to," Wei Liang said impatiently, almost jumping up. "I was really shocked at that time. I didn't expect someone like this to be in your grade."
If Wei Liang hadn't said it, Lin Jinran and the others would never have thought that there was such a person.
Lin Jinran carefully recalled the few months since she came to Wannan City. She had always been well - behaved and hadn't offended anyone. How could there suddenly be someone who wanted to teach her a lesson?
She couldn't understand.
"I, I swear on my life. The person who found me is from the senior grade of your No. 1 High School. I really can't say anything more specific. My mom is waiting for a life - saving treatment."
"Is this enough, Young Master Su? Please, let my brother go. I either don't know or can't say anything else. Please don't make things difficult for me anymore."
What did this even amount to? They were only told that there was someone trying to harm them in the dark, and they knew nothing else.
Lin Jinran felt impatient and angry. Just as she was about to question further, Su Qinian grabbed her arm.
Su Qinian shook his head at her, bent down, and whispered in her ear, "We can investigate from Wei Liang's mom later. There's no need to force him now."
This reassured Lin Jinran a little.
"Okay, I can ask my family to stop. I can also persuade Qiao Songyue. But as far as I know, the Xiang Group has also meddled in this and boosted the situation."
"The Xiang Group? Why? Why is the Xiang Group involved?" Wei Liang suddenly raised his head, shocked.
"The Xiang Group is very secretive. I don't know the reason. It seems like they're afraid of being found out," Su Qinian said calmly.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Lin Jinran's slightly pale face. He frowned slightly, a bit worried, and patted her on the shoulder.
Lin Jinran came back to her senses instantly, lowered her eyes, and said nothing.
But when she looked at Wei Liang, her gaze was filled with a complicated look that was hard to describe.
"What should we do, Young Master Su? What should we do?" Wei Liang grabbed the railing and shook it violently. He was almost on the verge of a mental breakdown and fainting.
The Xiang Group was the leading enterprise in Wannan City many years ago. Later, it faced difficulties in the transformation of traditional industries and was gradually surpassed by up - and - coming enterprises.
Anyway, the Xiang Group had been deeply rooted in Wannan City for nearly a hundred years.
Although its influence had declined, its potential strength should not be underestimated.
Wei Liang didn't understand. He had just beaten a few people like he used to. How did he get into such big trouble?
Su Qinian lifted his eyelids and glanced at him. He said unhurriedly, "They're being secretive. I guess that after all of us stop, they'll also stop. Otherwise, they'll be easily exposed."
"Luo Xiyao is the one who is fanning the flames on the Internet. Her target is only you, not your brother. Moreover, you've already been sentenced. It won't be long before the Internet forgets all about this."
"That's good. That's good. That's good." It was the after - effect of the shock. Wei Liang couldn't come to his senses for a long time.
"By the way, Young Master Su, I just remembered something. It may not be related to Lin Jinran, but it's a bit related to Qiao Songyue."
Su Qinian lifted his chin slightly and said in a low voice, "Go ahead."
"In freshman year, didn't Qiao Songyue like you? She always came to No. 1 High School to show off in front of the girls who confessed their love to you. Soon after, there were news that those girls were either injured or transferred schools."
Hearing this, Lin Jinran raised her eyebrows. Qiao Songyue had angrily explained this morning that she had nothing to do with these things.
Could there really be a hidden story?
"I always feel that these people are the same person who wants to harm Lin Jinran. Because they all have one thing in common: they all like you, Young Master Su..."
"Wei Liang, Su Qinian and I are just friends for now," Lin Jinran said coldly.
Su Qinian turned his head and glanced at her but didn't say anything.
"I know. I'm just giving an example. Damn it, they all have one thing in common: they all care about Young Master Su."
Wei Liang knew that Lin Jinran was the apple of Su Qinian's eye and didn't dare to anger her, so he changed his way of speaking euphemistically.
"I see. Do you have anything else?"
"No, no. This time it's really all I know," Wei Liang shook his head. "This is all I can remember. I didn't have much contact with her."
Su Qinian nodded and walked out with Lin Jinran.
They stood at the prison gate. It was already late, and the cold wind was blowing directly at them. Lin Jinran couldn't help but sneeze.
She rubbed her nose, looked up at the sky, and said softly.
"Why is it so cold? Did the temperature drop again at night?"
Or was it because of the unpredictability of people's hearts that the chill spread from her heart to her limbs, making her shiver?